Summary
The addition ofrunes toWorld of Warcraftclassesin Season of Discovery has allowed the developers to be bold and creative with their design choices. As a concept, Season of Discovery takesWorld of Warcraftplayers on a familiar journey across old Azeroth, but with new class dynamics such as Mage healers, Shaman tanks, and dedicated melee Hunters. The first phase ended at Level 20 with the Blackfathom Deeps as its raid, while the current second phase ends at Level 40 with Gnomeregan.
The next step of a player’s journey in Season of Discovery begins on August 01, 2025, when the third phase is scheduled to launch. The level cap will be raised to Level 50, and its endgame raid will be aniconic dungeon fromWorld of Warcraft’s history– the Sunken Temple. While the Sunken Temple was simplified with theCatalysmdungeon revamp,World of Warcraftplayers will be getting the full experience in Season of Discovery. Furthermore, much like Gnomeregan and Blackfathom Deeps,Wowhead has dataminedthat Sunken Temple will come with its own world buff, which will provide an increase to all stats by 8%, increased spell damage by 65, and increased critical strike chance by 5%.
How to Reach the Sunken Temple in World of Warcraft Season of Discovery?
Depending on the choice of theirfaction inWorld of Warcraft, players will be able to easily access the Sunken Temple by taking the flight point to either Stonard in the Swamp of Sorrows (Horde) or Nethergarde Keep in the Blasted Lands (Alliance). The new Sunken Temple raid is designed with 20 players in mind, and will feature 8 bosses forWorld of Warcraftplayers to challenge. It will have a weekly loot lockout, and will launch on June 09, 2025, with the rest of the third Season of Discovery phase.
While the Sunken Temple will likely be the endgame focus in Phase 3, there is a new open world event coming to Season of Discovery as well. Nightmare Incursions will take place in the zones of Feralas, Ashenvale, Duskwood, and the Hinterlands, which will pit players against the forces of corruption, with content and rewards scaling from Level 25 to Level 50. Players will be able to access the new content by entering the emerald portals in the four aforementionedWorld of Warcraftzones.
